Why the White Sox should trade for Blake Snell

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Hot stove season is here, and rumors involving some of the best players in the game are swirling. Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, and Vinnie Duber discuss why the White Sox should be in the running to acquire Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell. The crew discusses how a deal could happen, what would the White Sox rotation look like if they did acquire him and what would it take to make the trade. (2:20) - How would Blake Snell fit in the White Sox rotation? (7:46) - Are the White Sox the best team to complete a trade with the Rays? (14:28) - Are the White Sox willing to part ways with Michael Kopech for Blake Snell? (24:58) - Other potential trade options for the White Sox, including Sonny Gray and Lance Lynn (31:09) - Which pitcher would be better for the White Sox to pursue, Blake Snell or Yu Darvish? (39:35) - If there isn't way to trade for Snell, Gray or Lynn without Kopech, should the White Sox deal him?

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, it's Chuck Garfine, and this is the White Sox Talk podcast coming to you, as always, by our friends at WinTrust.
0:17.9	Okay, the hot stove season is frigid.
0:23.6	Frid!
0:24.6	We gotta heat things up.
0:26.6	And let's do it with a spicy trade possibility.
0:30.6	One I believe should be a realistic possibility.
0:35.6	What would it take for the White Sox to acquire the ace of the Tampa Bayer race,
0:41.4	Blake Snell, who's reportedly available for the right price,
0:45.5	and is now the time for the White Sox to cash in some prospect capital?
0:51.9	And if the answer is yes,
0:53.7	is Snell the elite kind of player, the White Sox,
0:56.8	should cash in the Prospect Capital for. So lots to discuss here on the podcast with me,
1:04.3	Ryan McGuffie and Vinnie Duber. Lake Snell. To the White Sox. You got to talk it over. On the White Sox.
1:12.9	You got to talk it over.
1:16.5	On the White Sox Talk podcast, that is coming up.
1:20.8	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:23.0	A ball hit deep way back.
1:24.5	Deep time, Bill!
1:26.6	Holy cow!
1:30.0	Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
1:32.3	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
1:35.4	You can't put it on the board.
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